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#317254 May 12th, 2010 at 06:53 AM
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Weeded again..


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Sad thing---we had a whopper of a storm last night--
and this morning we have 1 less tree on the back yard.
Apparently the winds broke it off at a weak spot at the bottom of the trunk. tears


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Oh so sorry...

Guess that means you have to shop for another one..gotta look at the bright side of things thumbup


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Originally Posted by tamara
Oh so sorry...

Guess that means you have to shop for another one..gotta look at the bright side of things thumbup
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yep--Rod said He didnt know if he wanted to buy another one---see we have a bad time growing trees here in this soil for some reason.
BUT:

I said yep we are but we will wait until this weeks batch of storms are gone.


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we went shopping for another tree. But I told DH that if it died I expected to be able to replace that tree as well....seems we are waiting until the fall or early next spring now-----
I finally trapsed back into the muddy grass area around my raised garden & planted my sage. I should have taken a camera to show you all the 'grass' I am growing in my garden--rolz egad--it has been raining SO much---drat it anyway.


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Raining yet here as well..


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I planted a double rose of Sharon (purple) and a burgundy Gaillardia--got done right as it began to rain. bow


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We hilled up our potatoes and moved some marigolds around.



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I put out some more flowers:

Spiderwort---stupid me put it right where I was considering putting a piece of my hosta---so that has gotta be changed.

a red penra

4 Gazania (2 yellow & 2 pink)

1 minifamous calibrachoa--mini-Double magenta



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I'm mowing everything in sight..just taking a 5 minute break..my hands are so numb I can't feel my fingers again.. rolz


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Well, every cherry tree I had is dead...I hoped this last one would survive but nope..discouraging.
And this year every weigela died from the branches...they are starting to grow back from the base though...not enough snow cover this winter. My yard gets barer looking each year. rolz


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Originally Posted by tamara
Well, My yard gets barer looking each year. rolz


I am so sorry Tamara kissie I do hope the weigela come back strong though.


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Well, they are growing good from the bases..I am going out to cut back the branches in a few...


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so sorry you have to do that. If it is any consolation, we have lost at least 4 trees and as many or more bushes since the spring of 2005.



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These past few years have been terrible on our yards..oh well maybe that means I'll plant more native trees, they are free for the digging and planting thumbup

Well, I cut back the weigelas, hand raked the veggie plot, weeded the few strawberry plants that over wintered(need to buy a few) and got ate alive by flies. haha


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WOW sounds like you put in a full days work !!!
So sorry to hear about the flies. nervous


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Today I got out the lawn sweeper and I swept up about 14 bags full of freshly mowed grass, & put it on my raised veggie garden.
Take that neenee you weeds !!!!!

The only thing NOT covered is my asperagus bed. That has to be weeded very carefully then I will be able to put down paper & grass--or perhaps I will use rotted straw---we shall see why


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Ok so last night after supper I went out & moved my 1 tomato plant over so I c ould fit in the 3 that my dad gave me. One is a big boy & the other 2 are going to be a surprise.--Dad saved the seed from a volunteer he had last year-- said the tomatoes were fairly large--but I fugure free is free after all...
the plant I moved is a Jolly--I like them they are not so big and I liked to eat them fresh off of the vine with salt.

then in order to fit in 4 tom plants instead of 3, I moved one of my mammoth sunflower plants.
(see dad insited that I take 3 plants instead of the 2 I wanted)

then of course I watered them all in.

lastly I took the lawn sweeper out again & swept up a few more bags & put it on the pavers I have laid out between the garden & the area I have my Black oil sunflowers planted.

I've sure been busy


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This evening I moved yet another flower & then I planted:

1) Globe Amaranth--Balboa
2) Fuschia--Dollar Princess
3) Portulaca--Rio Yellow Purslane
4) Calibrachoa--Callie Mango

Unless somethuing dies, I think I am done this year adding flowers--
well--idea--there is the one big pot on the back deck-- haha


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Well tell Rod lots died here..and you need to buy plants so you can send me seeds. Think it'd work? notme


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hey I'll try anything---but not to worry----with him not working, it is lucky that I saved my Christmas $$ so I had money to spend on flowers.
why just today he ask me why it is I had more $$ to spend on flowers than he did on target shooting....so I had to explain.....again.... rolz

but hey I'll be sure to tell him that---
but hey--I thought I could not send you seeds/plants??
or am I keeping that little tid-bit from him???


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You can send me seeds..I just can't send them back why Strange post office rules.


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oh my yes, that is strange


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ok so today I moved, yet again, my red penta. rolz
and
I moved my Rio Purslane (a kind of yellow rose moss thing)

Then I planted my Gaura "Passionate Rainbow" and my
Wood Spurge "Helena's Blush".

yea for perennials !!!!


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I move things a bit too lol

Yesterday I spent 8 hours outside doing yard work.


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I bought Spectricide to kill weeds and it hasn't done a thing. I've sprayed with it twice and nothing.



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I watered so far that's it...

They took all our weed killers off the market here, illegal.


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Originally Posted by tamara
I watered so far that's it...


I took photos, does that count??? why lol


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They took all our weed killers off the market here, illegal.


OMG !!! Thet had better not do that here---I guess I should go out & buy some now huh???



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Ya photos count..I only found out about the 'weed killer ban' last week, it was announced in our local paper.


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got my first tomato today.


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I planted my tomato and pepper plants a few minutes ago.


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Originally Posted by tamara
Ya photos count..I only found out about the 'weed killer ban' last week, it was announced in our local paper.


so your telling me go and buy all the Round-up I can get my hands on....NOW?????


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lol No..I can get some in the next province if I want to drive an hour. Not sure but they banned it in 3 provinces so far.


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what is the issue?? are they concerned with contaminating the water supply or what????


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Yup, so many rivers, streams and oceans here..we are surrounded.


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Today I potted up a small hanging basket with Dianthus annuals.


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I had no idea this thread existed.

This morning I mixed up some cow manure and peat moss to side dress my peppers. Then I mulched the pepper bed with #2 Bermuda hay and watered it all down. Started at 8 and had to come in at 11.

The hay smells really nice and it sure does pretty the garden up. This is the first time I've used it. Back in Cincinnati I always got "straw"-- no idea what kind other than that it came from Indiana and was the sort you'd use in a Halloween display. WHeat straw maybe? Anyway, that stuff apparently does not exist down here in Mississippi. So I hope the Bermuda hay functions the same way.

I can believe they banned that herbicide. But I can't believe they will ever ban Roundup. Monsanto's sleeping with everyone in DC. Sorry to be crass.

On a similar note, get this-- as of July 1 any cold or allergy medication with ... what's that stuff called?... diphenhydrasomething is coming off the shelves. (Stuff like sudafed.) You will have to have a prescription to get it. What crap is that? The idea is that whatever this chemical is, it can be-- and is-- used to make meth. So rather than fix the problem by finding the bad guys, they are inconveniencing the good guys. I'm stocking up.


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Originally Posted by Marica


On a similar note, get this-- as of July 1 any cold or allergy medication with ... what's that stuff called?... diphenhydrasomething is coming off the shelves. (Stuff like sudafed.) You will have to have a prescription to get it. What crap is that? The idea is that whatever this chemical is, it can be-- and is-- used to make meth. So rather than fix the problem by finding the bad guys, they are inconveniencing the good guys. I'm stocking up.


its been off teh shelves here for about a year. You can still get it, but only 2 boxes at a time, and you have to sign your life away.

I stocked up too back in the day, but now I just go to the pharmacy sign my little name, address, etc. & get it when I need it.


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wow. I didn't know see-are-a-pee was a naughty word. I'll be bleeped.

THat's how it was in Ohio. You had to sign on the dotted line. But a prescription? Oh well. Maybe we can all just stay healthy. That would show 'em!


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